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> > > Gee..., why didn't anyone else think of that? > > Cisco, are you listening? You need to make a GSR that does BGP > > updates faster, ok? While you're at it, you need to write bug-free > > software and build routers that never fail, ok? > > C'mon. I'm obviously not suggesting it is as easy as "ask and ye shall > receive". My point here is that demand drives the market, and if it > becomes clear that routers with faster BGP implementations are what is > needed, that is just what the vendors will (eventually, at least) > develope. you're forgetting (or not admitting here) that a corporation's primary motivators are profit and shareholder value. a vendor will surely develop anything that gains them significant market share, or significant increase in profits, or significant increase in revenues. driven by demand alone, a market is not. "routers with faster bgp implemetations are what is needed" is what we say, but the question a vendor asks is "does it increase my profit margin, revenues, or market position?". what we "want" is mostly irrelevant. -b
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